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DEFENCE - June 2020

Jun 2020

Dec 01, 2020

Basin Trials of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier Successful

In a major development, basin trials of Indigenous Aircraft Carrier (IAC) were successfully conducted at Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL), marking entry into the final phase of the ambitious warship building project. Basin trial is testing of the ship machinery and equipment in floating conditions before the sea trials. With successful completion of basin trials, IAC has entered the final phase of the project. The sea trials are planned in first half of 2021.

Indian Navy Leases Two Sea Guardian Drones from US

The Indian Navy has taken on lease two Sea Guardian drones from an American defence major to enhance surveillance over the Indian Ocean Region (IOR) but the unmanned aerial vehicles can be deployed in the Ladakh region if the need arises. The two non-weaponised MQ-9B Sea Guardian drones have been leased for one year with an option of extending the period by another year.
The lease of the two drones came in the midst of India's plans to procure up to 30 weaponised versions of the Sea Guardian drones from the US to bolster the Navy's overall surveillance capabilities in the Indian Ocean Region.
The hi-tech drones, manufactured by US firm General Atomics, arrived at the naval air station INS Rajali in Tamil Nadu.

Nov 29, 2020

Russia Test-launches Tsirkon Hypersonic Missile

Russia successfully test-fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile in the Arctic.
The frigate Admiral Gorshkov in the White Sea fired a Tsirkon hypersonic cruise missile, hitting a naval target 450 km away in the Barents Sea at a speed of over Mach 8.
In early January, the same frigate test-fired a Tsirkon missile for the first time, striking a ground target over 500 km away.

India and Vietnam to Jointly Train Pilots, Look for Collaboration in Shipbuilding, Submarines

As part of increased defence cooperation, India and Vietnam have agreed on joint training of pilots by the respective Air Forces and training of forces to be deployed in UN Peacekeeping missions.
This was one of the key outcomes of the virtual meet between Defence Mminister Rajnath Singh and Vietnamese Defence Minister General Ngo Xuan Lich.
Both countries are also looking at collaborating in a number of domains of Defence Cooperation like shipbuilding, surface and subsurface capacities like submarines at sea. New Delhi has already extended defence Lines of Credit worth US$ 600 million to strengthen Vietnam's domestic defence manufacturing.

Nov 28, 2020

Lt Gen Harpal Singh is New Engineer-in-Chief of Indian Army

Lt Gen Harpal Singh has been appointed as the next Engineer-in-Chief of the Indian Army. He will take over from the incumbent, Lt Gen SK Shrivastava, on December 1.
At present, Lt Gen Harpal Singh is posted as the Director-General, Border Roads Organisation (BRO). Maj Gen Rajeev Chaudhary, who has earlier served as Chief Engineer Southern Command, will take over the reins of BRO.

Nov 27, 2020

Indian Army to Get Drones from Israel and the US

In a major boost to its capabilities, the Indian Army is soon going to get Israeli Heron and American mini drones for upgrading its surveillance capabilities in Eastern Ladakh and other areas along the China border.
The deals for the acquisition of the Heron surveillance drones is in the final stages and is expected to be inked in December. The Herons are going to be deployed in the Ladakh sector and they will be more advanced than the existing fleet in the Indian armed forces.
The acquisition of these drones is being done under the emergency financial powers granted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government to the defence forces under which they can buy equipment and systems worth Rs. 500 crores to upgrade their warfighting capabilities.
The other small or mini drones being acquired from the US will be provided at the Battalion level to the troops on ground and the hand-operated drones would be used to attain awareness about a specific location or area in their respective areas of responsibility.

Nov 26, 2020

Government Approves Joint Military Logistics Nodes in Run-up to Theatre Commands

The government has now formally approved the first set of joint structures to handle logistics in the 15-lakh strong armed forces, in a step towards injecting some desperately-required integration among the three Services and the eventual creation of unified theatre commands.
The first three joint logistics nodes (JLNs) at Mumbai, Guwahati and Port Blair will handle small arms ammunition, rations, FOL (fuels, oils and lubricants), general stores, civil-hired transport, aviation clothing, spares and engineering support for the Army, Navy and IAF to ensure cost-effectiveness in operations.
Similar nodes will come up in other parts of the country as the integrated "functional" and "geographical or theatre" commands begin to take shape over the next two to three years.

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